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From: lvirden@pro-tcc.cts.com (Larry Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Xerox Sues Apple
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Date: 17 Dec 89 21:07:36 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from Bruce_Kahn@DGC.MCEO.DG.COM

Note that in other Usenet groups, such as comp.sys.mac, additional discussion
of this activity is occuring.  One of the other notes that appeared is that
the reason for the timing of this is that Xerox just received its patent for
the Xerox PARC Star interface - you know, the one that Jobs and Co saw (and
in fact "stole" project members from) and then ran out and made the Lisa and
Mac?  Anyways, what I wish would happen is that Xerox would do for window look
and feel what ATT did for Unix setuid capability - make use of the patent idea
open to the public, so anyone could do it - folks just could no longer claim
it was someone else's idea.
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